Even before I was seriously playing bass, this was one of several of my favorite
numbers from John Francis (Jaco) Pastorius and Weather Report. I don't know when
and / or if I'll attempt to tackle the 'full', bass solo intro. But, the tabs
I've submitted here, pick-up at the last six measures of the solo and continue
through the remaining four & a half minutes. Listen, Practice & Enjoy, Michael s
:50 - starting at just under one minute in..
G|12-11----------|----------14--12-14-15--|-11----------------|-------------
D|---------12-14-|------------------------|-----13------12--0-|-12--12--12--
A|---------------|-13-12-13---------------|---------14--------|-------------
E|---------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------
{SAXAPHONE______________} .
G|---------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------------9-12-10--
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-12---|--[/]--|--[/]--|--[/]--|------9---6-----------
A|---------------------------|--[/]--|--[/]--|--[/]--|-0--6-----------------
E|---------------------------|-------|-------|-------|----------------------
G|--17----16-|--15--17-12/14|--11/12--11--10-|------12-12|-12-h13-p12-12-13
D|-----18----|--------------|----------------|-----------|----------15-----
A|-----------|--------------|----------------|--13-------|-----------------
E------------|--------------|----------------|-----11----|-----------------
G|---15---20---18-------------|---------------------------------------------
D|-----------------16---------|--.----.----.----.---------------------4/5---
A|----------------------------|--7---7----7----7--7------3-----5--2-------1-
E|---------------------16\8p0-|-----0----0----0------6-x3----5--------------
G|----------8------|----------------|---------------------------------------
D|------8--8---8---|--5/6--4--3-----|-------------------------------------7-
A|-0-6-----------6-|-0----------0-1-|-6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6--
E|-----------------|----------------|----x6----6---x6----6---x6----6--------
G|------------|------------------|-------|------------|-----------|-------
D|------------|------------------|--o/o--|------------|-----------|--o/o--
A|--0-4----4--|---4-----4-----4--|--o/o--|-6---6----6-|---6----6--|--o/o--
E|-------x4---|-x4----x4----x4---|-------|---x6---x6--|-x6---x6---|-------
G|----------------|-----------------------|--------9-99----9---|----
D|----------------|---5--5----------------|---6h7/11---11--11--|----
A|---6----4-----4-|-x4----4----4---4---4--|-0------------------|----
E|-x6---x4----x4--|----------x4---0---0---|--------------------|----
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7--1-3--3----5--5----3---3---|----7--7---1-3--3---0-5-|
E|--6-------2--2----4--0-----2--|--x7----6--------2------|
G|------------9-|-----13--6-----|-----------|-----11--4-----|----------|
D|--------------|---12----------|-----------|---10----------|----------|
A|-5--0-3--3----|----------9----|----3--3---|----------7----|----3--3--|
E|--4-------2---|-12--------7-6-|--x3----2--|-10--------5-4-|--x3----2-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------
D|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------
A|---x6/7--7----3--3--|---5--5---x2/3--3---|---7--7----3--3---x4/5--5---
E|--0-------6-x3----2-|-x5----4---------2--|-x7----6-x3----2---------4--
G|----9---10---11---12---13--6-------|----------------------------
D|---8---9---10---11---12------------|----------------------.-----
A|----------------------------9------|---3--3---x4-5--5---2/3-----
E|--8---9---10---11---12-------7--6--|-x3----2---------4----------
G|--------9-9--9------|--------------|------17---------12----|-------
D|-7-9/11----11-------|------------0-|----16--15--0--12--14--|-------
A|----------------7---|----3--3------|----------13-----------|--15---
E|------------------6-|--x3----2--10-|--16-------------------|----14-
G|----14-13---------------------|-----------------------------------
D|--12------14----------14/17---|-10-10------------7----------------
A|------------14--13--x12-------|------10-h12-9p0----5--5----3--x3--
E|------------------------------|------------------------4--4-----2-
G|--------------------------------------|-----13---7----9---15---11---5-
D|--2-2---------------------------------|---12---6----8---14---10---4---
A|--------1----3--3-----5--5-----3--3---|-------------------------------
E|-----0-----x3----2--x5----4--x3----2--|-12---6----8---14---10---4-----
G|---9---10---11---12---13--6-------|---------------------------
D|--8----9---10---11---12-----------|---------------------------
A|---------------------------9------|---3-3--x3/5--5--x1/3--3---
E|-8----9---10---11---12------7--6--|--0---2--------4--------2--
G|-------------------------|-------|-------|-----------------------------|
D|---.-----.-----.-----.---|--o/o--|--o/o--|----------------------4/5----|
A|---7-.---7-.---7-.---7-.-|--o/o--|--o/o--|----7----1/3---5---2------1--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------|-------|------6------5---------------|
G|----.------------------------------|----------------
D|----1----1---5----6---3/4--3-------|----------------
A|--x1----1---0---x6---0---------0-1-|----6---6----6--
E|-----------------------------------|-x6----6----6---
~~ ~~~~
G|------------8-8---8---------|----11\8\6--|----------------------------
D|-0-h6/8--10-----10----------|------------|------------5--5------------
A|----------------------6--6--|--6/9\6-----|-4--4---4--4----4----4---4--
E|--------------------x6--6---|------------|---4---4------------0---0---
ETC._____
G|--------------------|-----------|-------|-------|------------|------------
D|--------------------|-----------|--o/o--|--o/o--|------------|------------
A|--4-4--5-4--6-6---6-|---6----6--|--o/o--|--o/o--|---4-----4--|----4-----4-
E|-0---------------6--|-x6---x6---|-------|-------|--0----x4---|--x4----x4--
NOTES:
(/) = Full Measure Rest
.
#-(dotted tab) = Note Is Sustained / Rings Through
/ = Slide Up
\ = Slide Down
h = Hammer On
p = Pull Off
x#-(xTab) = Dead Note> Not Fully Fretted Note, Creating a Percussive Sound
o/o = Repeat Previous Measure
~~~
# = Note Is Trilled / Vibrato
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